I was saying get me out of here before I was even born
It's such a gamble when you get a face
Now that is how you open a song. Besides the fact that Richard Hell basically invented the look of punk as we know it (he was the first to spike his hair, wear ripped clothes and use safety pins as an accessory), he also penned what is possibly it's greatest anthem. Blank Generation is nothing short of a monster of a song. Catchy, raw, and lyrically potent - it packs a real punch. If it reminds you of the Sex Pistols' Pretty Vacant, there's a reason for that - Malcolm McLaren and the Pistols purposely tried to make a song that sounded like Blank.
It's been on repeat all week for me. Maybe it will be for you too. Then again, maybe it won't. What do I care. It's not punk to care.
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
